Plants 'Recognize' Their Siblings

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that according to a recent study, Biologists have found that plants are able to recognize their own relatives. "Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're accommodating when potted with their siblings. [...] Though they lack cognition and memory, the study shows plants are capable of complex social behaviours such as altruism towards relatives, says Dudley. Like humans, the most interesting behaviours occur beneath the surface."

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This is the most obnoxious pseudo-science ever

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Plants have feelings, huh?

Fuck off you fucking stupid cocksmoking fucking assholes for even posting this.

What is a plants sibling? A clone? You mean the same exact genetic material?

Of course a plant doesnt attack its own root system.